dihedral group

the four-element dihedral group acting on the letter F

Meaning

Noun

a group of symmetry of a regular polygon

Origin

From di- and -hedron; so called because the polygon, when it can be reflected along certain axes of symmetry, has two faces: its upper side and its underside.

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